---
title: "CVE-2026-114136: Django REST framework - Denial of Service"
description: "Django REST framework 3.6.4 to < 3.18.2 contains a denial of service caused by improper handling of client-supplied Content-Type charset in JSONParser.parse, letting remote unauthenticated clients exhaust server memory, exploit requires sending crafted compressed JSON requests."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-114136/
---

# CVE-2026-114136 Django REST framework - Denial of Service

Django REST framework 3.6.4 to < 3.18.2 contains a denial of service caused by improper handling of client-supplied Content-Type charset in JSONParser.parse, letting remote unauthenticated clients exhaust server memory, exploit requires sending crafted compressed JSON requests.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114136)

## Details

Type

Denial of Service

Impact

Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Published

21 October 2026

Updated

22 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-409](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/409.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 3.18.2 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114136](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114136)
- [https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/commit/3c2634599b26a9f789b03045118dbc276117611a](https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/commit/3c2634599b26a9f789b03045118dbc276117611a)
- [https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/releases/tag/3.18.2](https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/releases/tag/3.18.2)
- [https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-3547-9m27-7rxg](https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-3547-9m27-7rxg)

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